US 8,011,772 B2 · Liquid container

Abstract

Liquid packs 34 provided with liquid leading members 42 are stored in a container case 31 that is constituted by fitting a case main body portion 32 and a lid case 33 in fitting portions 27 and 28, support portions 13, which positions the liquid leading members 42 so as to be opposed to liquid introducing members 71 attached to a cartridge inserting portion 13, are provided on a front surface 32a of the container case 31, the fitting portions 27 and 28 are arranged in a state in which the fitting portions 27 and 28 traverses the support portions 43, and space portions 29 and 30 having a gap larger than a gap formed in the fitting portions 27 and 28 are formed near the support portions 43 in the fitting portions 27 and 28. In this way, liquid flowing through the fitting portions 27 and 28 due to the capillarity is retained by the space portions 29 and 30 and never flows to the fitting portions 27 and 28 further extending from the space portions 29 and 30.

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Dependent claims

A liquid container comprising:

a first face;
a second face being opposite to the first face;
a case main body forming a part of the first face;
a lid case fitted to the case main body to form a part of the first face and to define an interior between the case main body and the lid case and between the first face and the second face, the lid case having a waste liquid collecting port;
a circuit board mounted on the case main body and disposed at a position recessed from the first face toward the interior;
a plurality of positioning holes disposed at the first face;
a waste liquid storing portion disposed within the interior and in fluid communication with the waste liquid collecting port;
and
at least one liquid storing portion disposed within the interior and having a liquid flow-out port disposed at the first face.

6 more elements

A liquid container adapted to be mounted on a mount section of a liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising:

a first face;
a container body, forming a part of the first face;
a lid case, attached to the container body to form a part of the first face, and defining an interior between the container body and the lid case;
a first receiving portion, disposed at the first face and adapted to receive a first projection provided in the mount section when the liquid container is mounted on the mount section;
a second receiving portion, disposed at the first face and adapted to receive a second projection provided in the mount section when the liquid container is mounted on the mount section;
a liquid containing portion, disposed within the interior and storing liquid therein;
a liquid outlet, communicating with the liquid containing portion and adapted to connected to a liquid introducing part provided in the mount section when the liquid container is mounted on the mount section to supply the liquid stored in the liquid containing portion to the liquid ejecting apparatus, the liquid outlet disposed at the first face at a position between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion, the liquid outlet disposed on a boundary between the container body and the lid case at the first face;
a waste liquid inlet, adapted to connected to a waste liquid supplying part provided in the mount section when the liquid container is mounted on the mount section to introduce waste liquid from the liquid ejecting apparatus, the waste liquid inlet disposed at the first face;
a waste liquid storing portion, disposed within the interior and configured to store the waste liquid introduced from the liquid ejecting apparatus;
a second face, intersecting with the first face at a position closer to the liquid outlet than the waste liquid inlet;
and
a circuit board, disposed on the second face and adapted to be electrically connected to a terminal electrode provided in the mount section when the liquid container is mounted on the mount section.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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